Run the Christian Race with perseverance and never give up

1. Youth Devotional - Never
Give Up
Run the Christian Race with
perseverance and never give up
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2. Runner’s World (8/91), told the story of Beth Anne
DeCiantis’s attempt to qualify for the 1992 Olympic Trials
marathon. A female runner must complete the 27-mile,
385-yard race in less than two hours, forty-five minutes to
compete at the Olympic Trials.
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3. Beth started strong but began having trouble around mile
23. She reached the final straightaway at 243, with just two
minutes left to qualify. Two hundred yards from the finish,
she stumbled and fell. Dazed, she stayed down for twenty
seconds. The crowd was ticking—2:44, less than a minute
to go.
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4. Beth Anne staggered to her feet and began walking. Five
yards short of the finish, with ten seconds to go, she fell
again. She began to crawl, the crowd cheering her on, and
crossed the finish line on her hands and knees. Her time?
Two hours, 44 minutes, 57 seconds.
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5. Hebrews 12:1 Reminds us
to run our race with
perseverance and never
give up.
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Need an evangelistic Youth Camp/ Bible
Study Series with an Olympic Theme?
What is salvation all about? What does it
mean to be saved? This sports themed
Bible Study / Camp Curriculum uses the
Olympic Flag to introduce the concepts of
sin (black circle), forgiveness (red circle),
purity (white background), spiritual growth
(green circle), heaven (Yellow Circle) and
(Baptism) blue circle.
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Go for the Gold
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Need a Youth Camp/ Bible Study Series
on ”Running the Christian Race”?
The race as a metaphor for the Christian
life is used in several places in the Bible.
This series is a great follow up for new
Christians or to re-emphasize the basics of
our spiritual Journey in the Faith. This
Bible Study / Camp Curriculum has a
sports theme and is great for athletes as
well as a tie in to the youth Olympic
Games.
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Destined to Win
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